husbonde
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English hūsbonda; equivalent to hous + bonde.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
husbonde (plural husbondes)
- A husband; a married man.
- Synonym: wer
- A male manager or supervisor.
- The (male) head of a household.
- A farmer or villein; one who tends to the soil.
- (rare) A resident; one who lives somewhere.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “hǒus-bō̆nd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse húsbóndi, equivalent to hus + bonde. Cognate to English husband.
Noun edit
husbonde c
- master
- Marknadskrafterna är en bra dräng, men de är en dålig husbonde.
- Market forces are a good servant, but a bad master.
Declension edit
Declension of husbonde | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | husbonde | husbonden | husbönder | husbönderna |
Genitive | husbondes | husbondens | husbönders | husböndernas |